The most important databases:
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The most important full-text collections:
- 19th Century U.S. Newspapers
- U.S. Declassified Documents Online
- Digital National Security Archive
- Early American Imprints. Series I: Evans, 1639-1800
- Early American Imprints. Series II: Shaw/Shoemaker, 1801-1819
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set
- The Making of Modern Law, The: Legal Treatises, 1800 - 1926 (MOML 1)
- Making of Modern Law, The: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832 - 1978 (MOML 2)
- The Making of Modern Law: Trials 1600-1926 (MOML 3)
- Federal Digital System / U.S. Government Printing Office GPO
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Current daily newspapers:
Historical daily newspapers:
Older volumes of the following US daily newspapers are available on roll film or microfiche and can be ordered from the Research Portal:
The following online magazines can also be found as printed editions on the journal shelf of the USA Library:
- National Geographic(available online with a 3 month delay)
- New Yorker
- Scientific American
- Smithonian
- Time
In addition, the USA Library has an interesting collection of about 500 journals of older volumes on microfiche (in the Research Portal).
- Specialized Information Service (FID) AAC: Library of Anglo-American Culture & History of the SUB Göttingen (evaluates numerous Internet sources, among other things)
- Virtual library on language and literature of the Anglo-American cultural area: Library of Anglo-American Culture & History (FID AAC)
- Professional associations: German Association for American Studies
- Research centers: John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies at the FU Berlin
- Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies
- Heidelberg Center For American Studies
- Initiative on the Future of Transatlantic Relations: Atlantic Academy Rhineland-Palatinate
- Studying in the USA
The American Embassy in Germany offers detailed information on study opportunities in the USA on its website, including various language tests. - Department of International Affairs at the University of Mainz
- Council Education USA
Extensive information on study visits and internships in the USA, including language tests; maintains information offices in Leipzig, Hamburg, Munich, Freiburg, Heidelberg, Stuttgart. - The Educational Testing Service Network
Information on the common tests required to study at American universities (Toefl, GRE, etc.).
Funding for study visits to the USA:
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The holdings of the USA Library can be recognized in the Research Portal by the note "Location: USA BIBL".